Mr. Rick Gschwender

MR. RICK GSCHWENDER of Nampa, Idaho has been active in the dog show world since 1979. First with Rombo Bouvier de Flandres and later under Rendezvous Bouviers when he married Debra in 1989. They have produced National Specialty winners and multiple Group winners.

Mr. Gschwender has had the honor of judging Best of Breed at the Bouvier des Flandres National Specialty, the Australian Shepherd National Specialty, and the Herding Group at Westminster in 2006.

He and his wife Debra live with one Bouviers Des Flandres, one German Shorthair Pointer, one Anatolian Shepherd, and two horses. Mr. Gschwender is approved to judge the Herding, Working, Sporting, Non-Sporting groups, Best in Show, and Junior Showmanship. This is his sixth judging assignment at Westminster.